HERMETISM


Meaning of HERMETISM in English

Pronunciation: ' h ə r-m ə - ˌ ti-z ə m

Function: noun

Usage: often cap

Date: 1897

1 a : a system of ideas based on hermetic teachings b : adherence to or practice of hermetic doctrine

2 : the practice of being hermetically mysterious <it is not ⋯ willful hermetism , if the message of their art is veiled and indirect ― R. J. Goldwater>

– her · me · tist \ -m ə -tist \ noun

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